Poet1955
Performance at Metro State College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1/11/02
As Poet 1955, Daniel Kaniess has performed and recorded as a solo entity since 1979.
2002 began with performances at Metro State College and the Soap Factory.
In 2001, he introduced different home made noise makers in different venues. With guest performers, he debuted his "Marketing Suite" at Rogue Buddha Gallery in Minneapolis. This piece was made up of texts and elements that referenced the Fuller Brush Man, Avon Lady, telemarketing and E-marketing respectively.
He performed his compositions, "DRAIN" and "Ayler Mystery", at the Gus Lucky Gallery in November, 2000, and on January 1st, 2000, premiered his dish/water guitar and trumpaphone. He also appeared as part of "The Noise Spectrum" on March 27, 1999, at the Walker Art Center's Late Night in Gallery 8. His composition, "HORN", was performed by the Twin Cities' ensemble, Zeitgeist, on March 13, 1999.
Examples of his work have been made available on self-produced cassette tapes under titles such as; The Preoccupation with Tears (1985), Rust in the Engine that Loves (1993), Technosaur (1994), and Bombstar Folk 2000 (1999). He continues to explore sound and music in unorthodox ways by unorthodox means.
Poet 1955 performance of "DRAIN"
at Gus Lucky Gallery, 12/3/99
©2006 Daniel Kaniess